Many immigrant groups, such as Surinamese, Chinese or eastern Europeans, fit quite happily into the Netherlands.

ECONOMIST: Islam in the Netherlands

Its seizure meant the Dutch importers didn't pay their Surinamese shippers, who then scrambled to buy dollars for their South American-suppliers.

ECONOMIST: Suriname��s wondrous botch

Some 500, 000 Surinamese share a territory larger than England and Wales.

ECONOMIST: Suriname

For the half-million Surinamese, probably a long and troublesome wait.

ECONOMIST: Suriname��s wondrous botch